Article: "The View from the O.R." written by Cathy Shufro, published in Brown Alumni Bulletin, May/June 2007 issue.

This article profiles 2 military surgeons and tells of their experiences. Chris Coppola '90 served in Iraq during 2005 and Augustus A. White III '57 served in Vietnam during 1966-1967. Chris Coppola treated US military soldiers and Iraqi civilians including children injured during the fighting. Augustus A. White treated US military soldiers, Vietnamese soldiers and also assisted at a leprosy hospital in a nearby village during his off-duty time. White also talks about the racism that he faced as an African American man in the military. This article profiles 2 military surgeons and tells of their experiences. Chris Coppola '90 served in Iraq during 2005 and Augustus A. White III '57 served in Vietnam during 1966-1967. Chris Coppola treated US military soldiers and Iraqi civilians including children injured during the fighting. Augustus A. White treated US military soldiers, Vietnamese soldiers and also assisted at a leprosy hospital in a nearby village during his off-duty time. White also talks about the racism that he faced as an African American man in the military. Digital object made available by : Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts , Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)